In
library and information science, bibliographic control (also known as
information organization or bibliographic organization) is the process by which
information resources are described so that users are able to find and select
that information resource. An information resource could be a book, a movie, or
an image, among other things. By providing a name, title, and subject access to
the description, a bibliographic record is created. This bibliographic record,
which is essentially metadata, is indexed by an information retrieval tool
(such as a database or a search engine) so that a user can find out whether or
not the information resource is relevant to them.
Friday, 15 November 2013
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and
archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of
eBooks". It was founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart and is the oldest
digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of
public domain books. The project tries to make these as free as possible, in
long-lasting, open formats that can be used on almost any computer. As of March
2013, Project Gutenberg claimed over 42,000 items in its collection.
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